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International organisations seem to be in decline. Brexit and the ongoing migration and Euro crises have shattered the European Union. Keystone organisations of the post-Second World War international order – such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund – are increasingly ridden by conflicts between established and rising powers. And the election of Donald Trump seems to herald the United States’ departure from its long-standing support for institutionalised international cooperation. However, a recent large-scale study of 76 international organisations reveals that their authority has actually grown significantly over the past decades in a broad range of policy fields. Our upcoming GIGA Talk Berlin will present the findings of this research and discuss how international organisations can respond to contestation and nationalist pressures.

Speakers:Prof. Dr. Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Kolleg-Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe" at Freie Universität BerlinProf. Dr. Tobias Lenz, EU in global regionalism, GIGA and University of Goettingen